BELCHERTOWN — A second of the four Pittsfield men accused of raping a University of Massachusetts student in her dormitory on the Amherst campus is likely to be released on bail soon, and a third is expected to seek reduced bail on Monday.

Judge John M. Payne Jr. on Thursday said he will allow Caleb Womack, 17, to be released on a $10,000 bail due to be posted by his mother, provided he can be fitted with a GPS monitoring system while he awaits trial.

Payne also lifted an impoundment order for some of the documents filed in Eastern Hampshire District Court, including one that reveals that the alleged rape took place in Pierpont Hall, one of the freshmen dormitories in the Southwest residential complex.

Payne's action on the impoundment order came in response to a request filed by The Republican and two other newspapers, the Daily Hampshire Gazette and the Berkshire Eagle, to unseal records that were impounded in the case. The judge declined to release an affidavit filed by a university detective about the investigation.

"We appreciate the action which Judge Payne has taken in ruling that some of these documents are public records," said managing editor Cynthia G. Simison of The Republican, who addressed the court on the matter. "We will await his written findings to decide if we will appeal the ruling."

The previously sealed documents that were made public include the criminal complaint in which the four men were charged, the probable cause statement filed by the university Police Department, the search warrant and the name of the dormitory. The office of Northwestern District Attorney David Sullivan and defense lawyers for three of the men had opposed lifting the impoundment order and argued against identification of the dormitory.

The name of the victim was withheld, but the probable-cause documents released provided more detail of what allegedly happened early in the morning of Oct. 13. Emmanuel Toffee Bile, 18, Justin A. King, 18, and Womack, 17, have all been charged with three counts of rape. Adam T. Liccardi, 18, faces four counts of rape.

"We recognize, respect and honor the shielding and protection of victims of rape," Simison said. "However, this case involves an allegation which occurred at a public university, and we also believe the public's right to know should be protected. The public has a right to know what steps were taken by the university's security force in the wake of these allegations. We believe the affidavit in support of the search warrant should also be released with the names of the victim and witnesses redacted to protect their identification."

Attorney David A. Pixley, who represents Bile, and attorney Alfred P. Chamberland, who represents Liccardi, said identification of the dormitory could compromise the ongoing investigation.

Before making his decision, Payne said from the bench that he might release the identification of the dorm, but withhold the floor or room number where the incident is reported to have occurred.

Judge Mary Hurley initially ordered that some documents be impounded at the Oct. 22 arraignment of the four men, but Payne the next day impounded all documents.

"I'm not inclined to impound everything (but did ) so I could get a handle (on the case)," Payne said.

Chamberland said he will seek a bail reduction for Liccardi on Monday in Superior Court as well.

Payne also allowed Womack to be released on $10,000 bail and live in Connecticut, provided he can be monitored by a GPS system. His family moved to Connecticut from Pittsfield the day that he was arrested. The three other defendants still live in Pittsfield.

All have denied the charges against them.

Hurley had said that Womack had to remain in Massachusetts, but at that point it was unknown whether Womack could be monitored. Ford denied a request last week to reduce Womack’s bail to $1,000.

Raymond Jacoub, who represents Womack, said his client could be outfitted with a GPS device, and Womack's mother plans to post bail on Monday provided a GPS device is available.

While Womack would be subjected to a curfew of 8 p.m. to 6 a.m. imposed by Hurley, Payne agreed to a 10:30 p.m. curfew on Mondays so Womack could return to Springfield Technical Community College, where is studying on a scholarship. His class ends at 9:30 p.m.

The probable-cause documents that were unsealed confirm many of the details of the rape allegation related in previous court hearings by prosecution and defense lawyers.

According to the details provided by the probable cause statement, the victim knew the teens through a mutual friend from her hometown. They had come to visit even though she had told them not to.

According to the document, she “was intoxicated prior to the suspects’ arrival but continued drinking with them when they arrived.” They also smoked marijuana.

The five, plus two of her friends, hung out for one to two hours; then her friends left.

“She recalls that shortly after this, the lights being turned off, three of the four males ‘attacked’ her on her bed and began ripping her clothes off,” according to the statement.

According to the document she came in and out of consciousness but could feel three of the men trying to have sex with her.

She told them to stop, but the assault continued and lasted between one and two hours, according to the statement. “This only came to an end when she was able to come to enough to form words crying in pain for them to stop,” according to the statement.

Three left, according the statement, but Liccardi remained. He hugged her and tried to comfort her. The victim fell back asleep and woke to “severe pain” as Liccardi was again sexually assaulting her.

Payne also agreed to extend the victim's protection from harassment order for one year. The defendants must stay away the victim’s home and from UMass and must not contact her.

The order was issued Oct. 18 but expired Thursday. The new expiration date is Oct. 31, 2013.

Three defense attorneys agreed to the extension. Terrance Dunphy, who represents King, was not present for the hearing.